BENUGOPAL BEHERA v. STATE OF ODISHA
Court: High Court of Orissa
Bench: MR. JUSTICE ADITYA KUMAR MOHAPATRA
Judgment date:
Case summary
High Court of Orissa judgment dated 2026-01-20. BENUGOPAL BEHERA v. STATE OF ODISHA. Read the judgment and case details on LawSphereX.
Judgment text
IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK WP(C) No. 1360 of 2026 Benugopal Behera ..... Petitioner Represented by Adv. - Satyajit Samal -versus- State Of Odisha & Ors. ..... Opposite Parties Represented by Adv. - Mr. C. M. Singh, A. S. C. CORAM: THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ADITYA KUMAR MOHAPATRA ORDER Order No. 20. 01. 2026 01. 1. This matter is taken up through Hybrid Arrangement (Virtual /Physical Mode). 2. Heard learned counsel appearing for the parties. 3. Learned counsel for both the parties agreed that the issue involved in this writ petition is analogues to one involved in O. A. No. 1668 of 2017 (Ashok Kumar Mohapatra v. State of Orissa), which was disposed of by the Odisha Administrative Tribunal vide judgment dated 09. 10. 2018 and confirmed by this Court in W. P. (C) No. 6698 of 2020 and further confirmed by the apex Court in SLP(C) No. 15573 of 2020. 4.
In view of the above and considering the limited prayer to consider the case of the petitioner in the light of the judgment rendered in Ashok Kumar Mohapatra (supra), this writ petition stands disposed of directing the competent authority to dispose of the Page 1 of 2. case of the petitioner applying the decision rendered in the case of Ashok Kumar Mohapatra (supra) by undertaking the entire exercise within a period of two months from the date of communication of the order. 5. Petitioner is directed to serve an extra copy of the brief on learned Standing Counsel for School & Mass Education Department for communication purpose. ( A. K. Mohapatra) Judge Rubi Signature Not Verified Page 2 of 2. Digitally Signed Signed by: RUBI BEHERA Reason: Authentication Location: OHC Date: 22-Jan-2026 18:48:45
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